{"product_id":"captain-underpants-and-the-preposterous-plight-of-the-purple-potty-people-color-edition-captain-underpants-8-hardcover","title":"Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #8) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDav Pilkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDav Pilkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge and Harold's time-traveling Purple Potty lands them in a crazy place in the eighth book in this #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe teachers are nice, the cafeteria serves delicious food, and the school principal, Mr. Krupp, thinks George and Harold are hilarious. Something is very, very wrong -- and it gets even wronger when the boys' pet pterodactyl, Crackers, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster are captured by George and Harold's evil-twin look-alikes. Now George and Harold must face their greatest foes yet: THEMSELVES! Can they handle this mess on their own, or will they need Captain Underpants to swoop in and save the day?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, \u003ci\u003eWorld War Won\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for \u003ci\u003eDog Breath\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Paperboy\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. It was both a \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Since then, he has published more than a dozen full-length graphic novels for kids, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Dav Pilkey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52275745423679,"sku":"9781338864380","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/1979\/9615\/files\/UFQ2QWpISlhPVmJaa1VISkVJSXpOdz09.webp?v=1771689650","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookishbrew.org\/products\/captain-underpants-and-the-preposterous-plight-of-the-purple-potty-people-color-edition-captain-underpants-8-hardcover","provider":"The Bookish Brew","version":"1.0","type":"link"}